Westside Gunn finds it laughable his Griselda brethren Benny The Butcher and Conway The Machine aren’t among the 10 best rappers of 2022.
Veteran journalist and Complex Brackets host Brian “B.Dot” Miller sparked a heated debate among rap heads on Thursday (June 2) when he posted his list of the “Top 10 Best Rappers of 2022 (So Far).”
Ranking MCs based on “skill, performance and relevance” at the halfway point of the year, Miller put Kendrick Lamar at No. 1 thanks to his chart-topping, conversation-starting album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.
Pusha T, J. Cole, Kodak Black and Boldy James rounded out Miller’s top five, while Vince Staples, Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Jack Harlow and 21 Savage also got the nod.
It didn’t take long for the list to make it onto Westside Gunn’s radar. Less than an hour after Miller published his tweet, the outspoken Griselda goon weighed in with an unfiltered reaction to Benny The Butcher and Conway The Machine’s omission.
“This n-gga personally didn’t put up @BennyBsf & @WHOISCONWAY,” he wrote on Twitter along with several crying face emojis.
In response to a fan who was equally bemused by Miller’s picks, Gunn added, “Click bait duuuuuuuh he knows by not putting them on there will give it the attn it is just like when I just tweeted it, that’s exactly what he wants for the conversation I know for a million fuckin Fakts this is intentional ain’t that right @bdotTM.”
Aside from the obvious Buffalo bias, Benny and Conway have both put in solid showings in the first six months of 2022. Despite beefing with former collaborator Freddie Gibbs, Benny dropped the impressive Tana Talk 4 and earned his first Billboard Hot 100 hit thanks to his J. Cole-assisted “Johnny P’s Caddy.”
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Conway, meanwhile, released his long-awaited Shady Records debut God Don’t Make Mistakes in February, laying bare his vulnerabilities next to heavyweight collaborations with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, T.I., Beanie Sigel and Jill Scott.
The Machine echoed Westside Gunn’s sentiment as he gave a sarcastic response to Miller on Twitter. “This is a great list,” he replied along with a folded hands emoji.
One rapper who doesn’t feel aggrieved by Miller’s list, however, is Pusha T. The Virginia Beach native, whose self-proclaimed “rap album of the year” It’s Almost Dry topped the Billboard 200 in April, shared B.Dot’s rankings on his Instagram Stories while writing, “I’m not mad @bdottm… We only 6 months in, let’s fight… #ItsAlmostDry RAOTY easy…”
Coincidentally, Conway The Machine opened for King Push at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom on Wednesday night (June 1) as part of his It’s Almost Dry Tour.
Where’s Mr. Westside Bum himself??? AYO. AYO. AYO. BOOOBOOOBOO. DOOOTDOOOTDOOOT. BRRRRRRR. SKKKRRRT.
From ya mom’s basement in Canada.
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The moment you don’t need 5-10 local support act to help you fill your venue while your on tour will be the moment that you actually have significant cultural relevance. Griselda is good, just not THAT good.
What do you mean by “5-10 local act”?
Can someone please tell me whey one persons opinion means anything? Especially if they have 21 Savage and Lil baby on their list. Come on man
I still do not understand why Jack Harlow is being pushed so much this year. He may be likable as a person, but he hasn’t musically done anything that monumental lately. His album is one of the most boring ones to come out this year, and all the hype he’s been getting feels really forced. Conway with GDMM should definitely have been on this list instead of him
The list is bs. Il machina alone is top tier. Is it now a thing that a rapper has to be mediocre RnB singer?!! fohwatbs!! Kendrick deserves better company tho….
Billy Woods. Effin’ Billy Woods is pretty much the best for me right now.
Don’t know why they in their feelings, they got Boldy James who’s signed to Griselda on there
Yo y’all clearly don’t know hip hop!!!Just talking to talk Lyricism,visuals ,relevance content,IMPACT..has been second to none .Griselda has smoked every feature ,outstanding projects especially Tana talk 4 …featured on all your favorite rappers favorite rappers albums consistently and smoking cats .This is a clown show .ln the words of Nore Bdot gotta relax
“Bust a brick nick”?
Kendricks new album is boring AF, what a let down after 5 years. And I love K Dots previous work. This shit just straight up boring, sounds like what it is, dude trying to fulfill his contract with tde.
And yeah, Benny, Conway and Gunn our better than most on lame dick list. 21 Savage????? Mothafuckas please!!!!!
How future is not on here is straight blasphemy. B dot Big tripping frl
Future?? U may need to stick to that degree u got and leave this for the real rap ones